Brittney Griner Sentenced to 9 Years in Russian Prison on Drug Smuggling Charges
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Brittney Griner’s month-long circus of a criminal trial has concluded, as a Russian court on Thursday found the basketball star guilty of an attempt to smuggle illegal drugs into Russia, according to her lawyers and the New York Times. She has been sentenced to 9 years in Russian prison.